A Malaysian man working as a food delivery rider in Singapore earns $865 in two days, but this is his hard-earned money because he has to get up early and he sleeps less than five hours a day.
“I did not dare to tell my wife about it,” he said.
The man, who goes by Billy Cane on Facebook, is working as a food delivery rider for FoodPanda as per his profile, where he mentions his job not once, but thrice – in his short introduction, his work experience, and a post that marked it as a significant life event.
According to Zaobao, the 43-year-old man, who goes by Billy Cane on Facebook, initially took up the job as a food delivery rider with the mentality of losing weight and having fun. He was not expecting to earn a good income out of it.
In his recent Facebook which when viral, Billy shared that he earned $865 within two days – 10 Dec and 11 Dec, which was a Saturday and Sunday respectively.
When speaking to the reporter, Billy shared that he started delivering food from 8am in the morning to late at night. He completed about 70 orders in two days.
“I stopped when I met the reward requirements,” he added.
Billy also pointed out that the $865 is not entirely from food delivery. Out of the amount he made, more than $200 came from the incentives given by the platform – FoodPanda. According to him, the food delivery staff are required to complete at least 60 orders within a limited time in order to receive the incentives.
Started as a food delivery rider during the pandemic to pay his rent
Billy is a Malaysian who has been crossing the causeway to work in Singapore. He came to Singapore 15 years ago to work as an engineer and is currently a permanent resident of Singapore.
He revealed that two years ago when the Singapore-Malaysia border was closed, he was forced to rent a house locally, so he started delivering food in April when the circuit breaker measures were implemented. On the one hand, he hoped to lose weight and on the other hand, he also hoped to be able to pay his rent.
In the beginning, Billy started out delivering food on a bicycle like many food delivery workers.
“I had a small belly at the time, so I thought I can exercise and lose some weight while I earn money at the same time. Later, I found out that the income was not too bad. My weight was 67kg when I first started, and I lost three kg in almost two months,” he said.
After the reopening of the Singapore-Malaysia border, Billy resumed commuting to and from Singapore and Malaysia every day and also began to drive to deliver meals.
He revealed that on days when meals are delivered, he would wake up at 5am and he would work until late at night before crossing the border to return to his home in Johor Bahru. It was early in the morning by the time he got home, and he could only sleep for four or five hours.
He admitted that his wife is very supportive of his work, but he did not dare to tell her wife about the hard work of his job.
